Tara Brach discusses RAIN, a technique she frequently teaches to her students and also uses in her own life. Developed by Vipassana teacher Michele McDonald, RAIN stands for: Recognize what is happening Allow life to be just as it is; Investigate inner experience with kindness Non-identification. Here's a guided reflection for applying RAIN in your own life. Guided [...]
Facing My White Privilege
When Tara Brach came to recognize her own white privilege, it revealed painful blind spots. That changed her as a dharma teacher and leader. Artwork by Hildy Maze. Until eight or nine years ago, I would have said that I was pretty conscious about race; I also would have assumed that Buddhist sanghas were welcoming to everyone. My father was an attorney who practiced a lot [...]
